Transversal Mainstreaming Focal Point, Gauteng Provincial Legislature Jamela provides technical and strategic support to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature to mainstream transversal issues of gender, race, disability, and youth in the mandates of the institution. Her mission in life is to give a voice to historically disadvantaged groups in South Africa, including women, the poor, and those disenfranchised by the apartheid … Read More
Hameda Deedat
Acting Executive Director, National Labour and Economic Development Institute (NALEDI) Hameda has been the Acting Executive Director of NALEDI, the research arm for the Congress of South African Trade Unions, since 2016. She is also a senior researcher in the organization, researching key issues that impact labor and the working class in South Africa and internationally, including climate change and … Read More
Glory Matipile
Founder and CEO, Baagi Ba South Africa Glory is a playwright, screenwriter, author, entrepreneur, and founder and CEO of Baagi Ba South Africa. Glory works with over eighty young adults volunteering in Gauteng to educate communities on human rights, including raising awareness of drug and human trafficking. She is self-driven, passionate about youth development, and aims to foster change and … Read More
Emmanuel Thamsanqa Mncube
Provincial Education Officer, Commission for Gender Equality – KwaZulu-Natal Branch Emmanuel works to promote and protect gender equality in South Africa’s province of KwaZulu-Natal. Emmanuel holds a bachelor’s (Hons.) degree in social science and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in research in social sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He is passionate about serving and protecting the rights of … Read More
Dipuo Innocentia Thobejane
Senior Social Worker, People Opposing Women Abuse Dipuo Innocentia Thobejane provides psychosocial support, including one-on-one counseling and support groups to women and girls who are victims of domestic violence and any type of abuse or violence, with the aim of helping victims become survivors. Dipuo also provides continuous education to women and girls about human rights, gender-based violence, and related … Read More
Girl-Led Advocacy for Policy and Social Change in Guatemala and Honduras
This collaborative paper from The International Center for Research on Women, The Summit Foundation, and Rise Up Together draws on an evaluation of programming to support girl-led advocacy for policy and social change in Guatemala and Honduras. Click here to read more.
We Can’t Wait 202 Years for Gender Equality – Stanford Social Innovation Review
We Can’t Wait 202 Years for Gender Equality – Stanford Social Innovation Review Stanford Social Innovation Review | March 9, 2020 Co-authored by Rise Up Executive Director Denise Dunning and Cummins Foundation CEO Mary Chandler, this article discusses how leaders fighting for gender equality can accelerate progress by looking for support in unexpected places, boosting successful efforts already underway, and using … Read More
International Women’s Day 2020: Rise Up Leaders Call for Gender Equity in South Africa and Worldwide
On this International Women’s Day, as we celebrate our progress toward a more equitable world for girls and women and take stock of the work that remains to be done, we asked some of our newest Rise Up Leaders to reflect on the urgent need for action to advance gender equity in their home country of South Africa and around … Read More
Looking Forward to Changing the World: Girl Leaders Rise Up in Honduras
By Emérita Valdez, Rise Up Honduras Country Representative In January 2020, we launched Rise Up’s Girls’ Voices Initiative cohort in Comayagua, Honduras with a sense of joy and hope. Twenty Honduran girls between the ages of eleven and eighteen, from mostly rural communities, and ten adult allies, from local partner organizations, came together to impact the lives of adolescent girls … Read More
10 Years Rising: Fighting for an Equitable World for the LGBTQ+ Community
By Shubham Choudhary, Rise Up Leader since 2017 and Founder and CEO of Safe Access in Delhi, India In this series of stories celebrating 10 years of rising up for global impact, Rise Up Leaders discuss Rise Up’s role in their personal journeys as advocates for the rights of girls, youth, and women. I am working to solve the lack … Read More
